​After Barbara Bush Blamed Trump For Heart Attack, Trump Fires Back

     The late former first lady Barbara Bush attacked President Donald Trump in a book just released. The book is titled The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty. 

     "Barbara Bush blamed Donald Trump for her heart attack," The author of the book, Susan Page, wrote. 

     Trump fired back at the late former first lady in an interview with The Washington Times. 

     "I have heard that she was nasty to me, but she should be. Look what I did to her sons. Look, she’s the mother of somebody that I competed against. Most people thought he was going to win and he was quickly out. I hit him very hard in South Carolina," Trump said.

     "Remember? He was supposed to win South Carolina and I won it in a landslide. I hit him so hard. That’s when his brother came to make the first speech for him. And I said, ‘What took you so long?'" Trump added.

     During the 2016 GOP primaries, former governor of Florida Jeb Bush ran against then-candidate Trump. At the time, Jeb was expected to be the Republican nominee, until Trump came along. Trump routinely slammed "low energy" Jeb during Republican debates. 

​​​     In a 2016 "CBS This Morning" interview, Jeb brought his mother to fight Trump for him. Barbara Bush made the case for why Jeb "is fit to be president."

Just watched Jeb's ad where he desperately needed mommy to help him. Jeb --- mom can't help you with ISIS, the Chinese or with Putin.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2016

​     Trump mocked Jeb Bush on Twitter, writing, "Just watched Jeb's ad where he desperately needed mommy to help him. Jeb --- mom can't help you with ISIS, the Chinese or with Putin."